【阅读理解：Happybirthday!Dobirthdayreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo．Birthdaycelebratethedaywhenwewereborn．Besidesthatextracandleonthecakesuggestanotheryearofgrowth】

　　阅读理解：

　　Happybirthday!Dobirthdayreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo．Birthdaycelebratethedaywhenwewereborn．Besidesthatextracandleonthecakesuggestanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity(成熟)-orsowehope．Weallliketoimaginethatwearegettingwiserandnotjustolder．Mostofusenjoyseeingthewonderofgrowthinothersaswell．Forinstanceseeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud．ForAmericanslikepeopleinmostculturesgrowingupisawonderfulprocess．Butgrowingold?Thatisadifferentstory．

　　Growingoldisnotexactlyforpeopleinyouth-oriented(以年轻人为中心)Americanculture．MostAmericansliketolookyoungactyoungandfeelyoung．Astheoldsayinggoes“You’reyoungasyoufeel．”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyareratherthanhowmanyyearsold．Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom．ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoungoratleast“youngatheart”．

　　ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythingbutgolden．Economically“seniorcitizens”oftenstrugglejusttogetby．Retirementattheageof65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincome．Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference．Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutritionmedicalcareandhousing．Someevenexperienceagediscrimination(歧视)．AmericansociologistPatMooreoncedresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets．Shewasoftentreatedrudely-evencheatedandrobbed．Howeverdressedasayoungpersonshereceivedmuchmorerespect．

　　UnfortunatelytheelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast．Why?Peoplearelivinglonger．Fewerbabiesarebeingborn．Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers”arerapidlyenteringthegroupoftheelderly．Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles(皱纹)are“in”．Marketingexpertsarereadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumer．

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　　Growingupisawonderfulthingbecause________